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The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) responds to a variety of events and calls for service each day.
For any questions, please contact KPD's Public Information Officer Scott Erland at 865-215-7210 or
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The KPD News & Alerts Blog below is no longer being updated. Please visit
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Victim Identified From Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash on Magnolia Avenue
UPDATE (November 23, 2022, 8:30 a.m.): The victim of the fatal hit-and-run crash in the 2800 block of Magnolia Avenue has been identified as Sherman Edward Harvey Jr., 24 of Leslie, Georgia. Efforts continue to identify the involved vehicle and driver. The suspect vehicle is thought to be a Hyu ...
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On Nov 23, 2022 at 8:57 AM
KPD Investigating Deadly Early-Morning Shooting on Fifth Avenue
At around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a shooting that happened outside of a home in the 2700 block of E. Fifth Avenue. Officers arrived on scene and found a man dead from an apparent gunshot. It was reported that multiple individuals were ...
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On Nov 23, 2022 at 8:24 AM
Man Charged with Vehicular Homicide Following Fatal Crash on I-140
UPDATE (November 21, 2022, 11:15 a.m.): A second individual involved in this crash passed away on Saturday due to injuries sustained in the crash. KPD investigators are in consultation with the District Attorney’s Office regarding amended charges for Eduardo Deavila, who was originally charged with ...
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On Nov 21, 2022 at 11:20 AM
Man Arrested After KPD Officers Interrupt Suspected Bank Burglary on Friday
Carl Whittington, 33, was charged with burglary after Knoxville Police Department officers interrupted a suspected break-in at a bank on Kingston Pike on Friday afternoon. On Friday, November 11, 2022 at just after 1 p.m., KPD officers heard an alarm coming from the Knoxville TVA Employees Credi ...
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On Nov 14, 2022 at 9:06 AM
KPD Receives Final 21CP Climate Assessment Report
The Knoxville Police Department has received the final report from the climate assessment that was conducted by 21CP Solutions, which highlighted numerous areas where the Department is excelling as well as several areas where there is room for growth. Prior to being sworn in as the Chief of Pol ...
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On Oct 20, 2022 at 2:25 PM
Deadly Shooting on Linden Avenue
Aman McCutchen Charged with First Degree Murder from Deadly Shooting on October 8th (October 20, 2022, 9 a.m.) Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit investigators have identified, arrested and charged the suspect from the murder of 23-year-old Robby Mathews, who was shot and killed ...
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On Oct 20, 2022 at 9:30 AM
Deadly Shooting at El Pulpo Loco
Victims Identified from Shooting at El Pulpo Loco (October 17, 2022, 12:50 p.m.) The victims from the shooting early Sunday morning at El Pulpo Loco on Alcoa Highway have been identified as Pablo Roberto Nunez Acosta, 32 of Louisville, Tennessee, Joel Canales, 28 of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Ande ...
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On Oct 17, 2022 at 12:54 PM
Three Shot, One Killed in Shooting on Parkview Avenue
Victims Identified from Shooting on Parkview Avenue (Friday, October 14, 2022, 12 p.m.) The victims from the shooting on Parkview Avenue have been identified as Stephen Lundy, 20 of Knoxville, Kamya Myers, 20 of Knoxville, and Ralph Moore, 88 of Knoxville. Lundy was pronounced dead after arriving ...
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On Oct 14, 2022 at 11:59 AM
Two Charged for Distributing Crack Cocaine from Knoxville Apartment
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022 the Knoxville Police Department Organized Crime Unit, with assistance from Special Operations Squad personnel, executed a search warrant at the Vistas Apartments at 110 Hall of Fame Drive. The apartment was the subject of an ongoing investigation based on recent in ...
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On Oct 12, 2022 at 7:55 AM
Gunshot Victim Found Dead on Holston Hills Road
Victim Found Dead on Holston Hills Road Identified (Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 11:20 a.m.) The gunshot victim who was found dead on Holston Hills Road on Monday night has been identified as Brandon Smiles, 27 of Warren, Michigan. The investigation remains ongoing at this time. Anyone with ...
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On Oct 11, 2022 at 11:21 AM
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KPD Investigating Death of Woman from Firearm Discharge at West Knoxville Apartment
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Suspect Captured from Deadly Middlebrook Shooting (February 5, 2024)
Grand Jury Finding Brings Closure to Unsolved 1989 Murder of Tony Williams
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